WSU Vs. ASU: Cougars Defeat Sun Devils 72-50
by Mark Sandritter on Feb 18, 2012 7:08 PM PST
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PrintBehind a dominating first half performance, Washington State knocked off Arizona State 72-50.
WSU started the game on a 10-0 run and eventually stretched the lead to 28 points leading 36-8 at halftime. The halftime stats were rather comical as you can see here. ASU used an aggressive full-court pressure defense to make a run in the second half cutting the WSU lead to 12 before a 7-0 WSU run put the game away for good.
DaVonte Lacy led the way for the Cougars scoring 17 points including 14 in the first half. Lacy missed his first three 3-point shots before connecting on four of his final six attempts. It was a bit of a slump busting game for Lacy who had scored in double figures in just one of his past five games.
Pac-12 player of the year contender Brock Motum clearly suffered from the Nusser jinx scoring 16 points while grabbing just one rebound. Motum was still effective, shooting 5-9 from the floor. Motum also got back on track at the free throw line making 5-6 after missing six crucial free throws against Arizona.
Marcus Capers stuffed the stat sheet leading the Cougars with 10 rebounds and a career high 7 assists. Capers may have been at his best when the Cougars needed it the most dishing out two assists after ASU cut the lead to 12. Capers first found Patrick Simon for a three, then after D.J. Shelton drew a charge, Capers broke the ASU press and found Shelton for a thundering two-handed slam.
While the 22-point win looks great, WSU was far from a perfect game. They struggled against ASU's press defense, twice failing to inbound the ball before drawing a five second call. The Cougars move to 14-13 this season and 6-9 in conference, temporarily moving ahead of Oregon State for eighth place.
Washington State will return to Beasley Colliseum next Saturday to face Washington at 8 p.m. The game will represent senior night with Capers, Abe Lodwick, Charlie Enquist and Faisal Aden partaking in the festivities.
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I know that this is going to sound odd,
but this was probably the worst I’ve ever felt about a 22 point win.
But on the plus side: Dave Wink got a point!
I want to know
how someone defending inbound passes can get away with stepping on the baseline EVERY TIME.
"It doesn't matter what you do, be it the butcher, the baker, or the candlestick maker, be excited about what you do." - Coach Mike Leach
by tclaus on Feb 18, 2012 8:20 PM PST via mobile reply actions
well
not to mention that we let them score more points in the first two minutes of the second half than they scored in the whole first half of the game….weird game….welcome to pac12 basketball ’11-12
yeah...
but.. they did only score 8 points in the first half…So even though that sounds bad it isn’t all that hard to score more then 8 points in 2 minutes…but still isn’t good
was at the game and couldn't be more disappointed...
so Butch was wearing one of the shirts everyone got, but his shirt was repping a handful of greek houses on greek row. We noticed he was wearing one for Pi Phi’s* and we asked him what was up with that and he decided to get the whole group around us to boo us and 20 minutes later snuck up behind us to throw papers at us…
It was enough to bring my gf to tears from this harassment and I am not planning on attending another basketball game. We asked to talk to his boss and she said (without apologizing) that she would talk to him.
- I think that’s the house that just recently lost it’s accreditation
Anyway, do you guys know who I can write a letter to in order to get some formal apology? This is NOT ok and shouldn’t be a person representing cougar spirit.
I've heard that he's pretty good with correspondence, can't speak from experience
You can look through this list, hit up the senior AD staff
I don't think so,
if it made your gf cry and you’re abstaining from future games, I think it bears mentioning. Butch is the school’s mascot and I don’t think he should wear shirts representing a small portion of the student body/fan base.
The greek thing was a contest.
Whichever house had the most peeps at today’s game gets priority seating for the UW game. I think his shirt was just representing that. That said, making someone cry is not cool.
I get the contest part, but Pi Phi's weren't able to compete.
thanks for the input guys..
On the happier note; that game was awesome to watch! Second half pressure almost made it a game…
I know, and agree about the Pi Phis.
I was just responding to sd; it sounded like he wasn’t aware of the contest.
It's a car!
A car/boat. I don’t know if it’s a car with a boat shell over it or what but this guy drives a street legal boat around Spokane in the summer.
Yikes
Back in my day (like what, 4 years ago) priority seating went to whomever got there the earliest without attracting then attention of the ‘no campout’ cops. Man, I would’ve been pissed if I had to give up my front row seating for the epic double OT UW game just because the greek system had organized a contest with the athletic dept.
I think it's just reserved seating, not priority.
That said I don’t know where their reserved seats are.
"It doesn't matter what you do, be it the butcher, the baker, or the candlestick maker, be excited about what you do." - Coach Mike Leach
by tclaus on Feb 18, 2012 11:14 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Are we getting the whole story here?
Doesn’t seem to make sense why they would surround you because you asked a question about his shirt. I’ve never seen anything like this happen for no reason.
the people that were sitting around us...
Butch decided not to answer the question and encouraged the people around us (by pointing at us, then doing the thumbs down movement repeatedly) and then did the crybaby movement… there is nothing left out of this story.
OK this makes a lot more sense now.
And I will say that Butch is a little…interesting this year.
"Shut your haggis traps" | John Spencer
by Coug999 on Feb 18, 2012 10:02 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
And as far as writing a letter to Moos,
I know that there is a user on here that wrote him a letter earlier this year and got a response.
"Shut your haggis traps" | John Spencer
by Coug999 on Feb 18, 2012 10:12 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I got a response from Bill Moos
Didn’t even address him directly in an email and he saw fit to respond to my question of moving the 2012game Apple Cup because of the terrible day selection by the tv people. We had a few emails back and forth and he was happy to talk about still trying to make it out and was glad to resolve my concern by talking about how our university doesn’t control the game times much anymore.
I am sure he would be willing to talk to you about this. I originally emailed the athletic department and got a response from him. You could do the same and ask for a response from Bill or try and find his email address.
Good luck, I am positive Bill would like to hear from you about this.
by IbleedCRIMSONandGRAY09 on Feb 19, 2012 1:28 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Wow. Cougs win by 22 and hardly a positive note
Team allows 8 friggin’ points in a half and the first comment is ’well they allowed more points in the early part of the 2nd half than they did in the first"? What? Come on gang— A blow out, is a blow out, is a blow out— Capers played a great game- Reggie had no turnovers is a ragged game. DJ had some fun and made a few plays and continues to find his sea legs. There has been a lot of frustration and heartbreak this year- glad the team had some fun in front of the home fans.
bosweesy— sorry that happened w/ Butch— definitely inform Moos. That was un Coug like and uncool
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Feb 18, 2012 10:01 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Yep. I'm with you.
For goodness sakes people … they won by 22 points. Let’s get a little grip on reality.
by Jeff Nusser on Feb 18, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
But if we are judging off points,
Our defense was 600% better in the first half! What’s up with that??
"Shut your haggis traps" | John Spencer
by Coug999 on Feb 18, 2012 10:22 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Especially when it's wrong
"Shut your haggis traps" | John Spencer
by Coug999 on Feb 18, 2012 10:43 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Random question
How tall is Ken Bone? I tried google with no success and figured one of you might know. Thanks in advance.
by bigtrain21 on Feb 19, 2012 1:00 AM PST via Android app reply actions
Thanks
We were thinking he was quite a bit taller. He looks taller on TV.
by bigtrain21 on Feb 19, 2012 1:45 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Cool thing about living in PUW
I took my son trick-or-treating and we hit up Coach’s house. Now when he sees him at games, he says “Look! There’s the nice tall man who gave me candy!”. He still can’t figure out why he gets to run out onto the court and yell @ people.
Great Game
Capers had an awesome game! He broke the full court press and his play at high post was perfect along with his usual great defensive play. He was a key factor in the win.
One of the reasons that ASU scored so many points in the second half was the full court press. Once we started breaking it and scoring easy points off of it they abandoned it.
Lacy, Shelton and Drew all had a good game. Glad to see Lacy shoot the 3’s.
Cougs getting much better and more consistent on defense.
Go Cougs, enjoyed the game.
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